The Naperville Real Estate Voice - Local Real Estate News and More...: January 2009

I follow Clint Miller AKA @recr on Twitter. I read this morning that he is jumping into ice-water for charity, to raise money for the Special Olympics Montana. What an awesome thing to do!

For those of you that don't know Clint, he has a huge heart. He was the first to offer to buy Jason Crouch's son a new Nintendo when he heard that his was stolen.

Now ,I wouldn't ask this for myself, but to help someone else, I'm in! So, I'm asking, asking this awesome community of Active Rain, a community that is here making a difference by helping one another, to help Clint.

If each of us donated $1, think of the impact we would make to help make a difference for the kids and to help Clint reach his goal.

Some of us already donated via twitter, will you join us?

http://www.firstgiving.com/RECR

Thanks!

Naperville is the third largest city in Illinois, about 40 miles outside of Chicago. What's magic about Naperville is that it's a city of more than 142,000 people, with all the sophistication that gets you, but it still feels like a small town.

The anchor of all things Naperville is its Downtown, with its pleasurable Riverwalk, its fountains and bridges, its shops, restaurants, its Carillon, sled hill, beach, woods. The Riverwalk alone generates a lot of foot traffic, but there's also North Central College, the Nichols Public Library, DuPage Children's Museum, Edward Hospital, and the Naper Settlement historical re-creations and museum-all either attached to downtown or just a few blocks off it.  

Here are some other interesting tid-bits about Naperville.   

• 2007 Population of more than 142,698 expected to reach almost 160,000 by the year 2010
• 2005 named #3 best places to live, 2006 voted #1 Best Place to live, 2007 #2 Best place to live. 
• #1 best places to retire by Money Magazine
• The Naperville Public Library was named the #1 Outstanding Library in the County for the seventh consecutive year. 
• Named the #1, #2, and #3 "Most Kid-Friendly City in America".
• Talented and dedicated teachers, are the foundation of both School Districts 203 and 204 serving the Naperville community.
• Walking magazine listed Naperville on its top ten list of U.S. "walking towns," in 1999.

But why buy in Naperville? Why now?  

Now is the perfect time to take advantage of lower home values in Naperville, to position yourself for some serious future returns.  

Here are some facts as to why now is the time to buy;  

• Large inventory of homes to choose from
• Historically low interest rates
• Tax credit for First time home buyers
• Having a sense of security without worrying about your rent going up
• Mortgage interest write-off

    Current ACTIVE inventory:  

Bed     Bath     SF       Price                                 

 4        2.1      2248     $299,950                   

4        2.1      2300     $300,000

4        2.1      2768     $334,900

4        2.1      2391     $340,000

3        2.1      2400     $359,900

4        2.1      2898     $379,900        

4         3       2650      $385,000

4         3       2735      $399,000      

I hope I have given you a picture of how great Naperville is and why buying here would be a great investment.

Come see why 142,698 people that call Naperville home, will you be number 142,699?              

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Thanks for reading my Naperville Illinois Real Estate Blog!

Maria Mastrolonardo, Realtor

RE/MAX of Naperville

Cell: (630) 248-6077

Web: Naperville Area Home Search

eMail: mmastrolonardo@gmail.com

I can help you purchase a home or sell your home in the towns of: Naperville, Aurora, Lisle, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Warrenville, Wheaton, Woodridge or other surrounding areas.

Once again Naperville Schools have made the list of best high schools in US News and World Report.

Naperville's highly rated school system has been a big attraction for families relocating to Naperville. It is the mission of Naperville Community Unit School District 203 to educate students to be self-directed learners, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quality producers and community contributors. Quality producers they are; when tested for ACT and SAT, students scored higher than the State and National average.

I personally have worked with several buyers that made the decision to move to Naperville because of our top rated schools. 

Naperville High Schools that made the list.

Naperville Central High School - Silver                                

With an enrollment of approximately 3039 students.

Naperville North High School - Silver

With an enrollment of approximately 3114 students.

Congratulation on this great achievement!

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Maria Mastrolonardo - REALTOR

RE/MAX OF Naperville

(630) 248-6077

www.maria-mastrolonardo.com

mmastrolonardo@gmail.com